I FLY FLAT - July 26 PointsTV - Qantas+American Qantas+Cathay, Ola+Velocity
The Points Whisperer TV - 26 July 2019
Ola and Velocity launch a points partnership, Qantas & American Airlines green light partnership, QBR members can earn 10 QFF per $1 on carbon offsetting + more.
A few things out this week:
Qantas + American Airlines trans-pacific JV (Approved)
Allowing Qantas to launch two new USA routes, Brisbane to San Fran and Brisbane to Chicago
Qantas + Cathay Pacific Aust-Jong Kong codeshare (Denied)
Ola rideshare + Velocity points partnership (Launched)
TODAY only (Friday 26 July 2019) - Rideshare app Ola giving free airport trips to all Australians
Along with that, a nerdy analysis of the number of flights allowed between Aust capital cities and Hong Kong. As always, the fun stuff is in the details.
WATCH VIDEO (TURN ON CAPTIONS)
Links mentioned in this video:
- US Department of Transport approves the Qantas+American Airlines JV
sbs.com.au/news/us-approves-american-qantas-joint-venture
- Qantas launches two new USA routes, Brisbane to San Francisco (starting 9 Feb 2020) and Brisbane to Chicago (starting 20 April 2020).
- Australia‘s International Air Services Commission denies the Qantas+Cathay codeshare application
- A deeper nerdy peek into the details of the application shows the number of flights allowed between Aust captial cities and Hong Kong.
iasc.gov.au/determinations_decisions/2019/2019iasc204.aspx
- Qantas Business Reward members can earn 10QFF per $1 on carbon offsetting (which is a good deal)
qantasbusinessrewards.com/offer/flycarbonneutral
- Ola and Velocity launch their rideshare frequent flyer points partnership, offering 1VFF per $1 on all rides anywhere, and 2VFF per $1 on rides to the airports. (another good deal)
- Steve (me) coincidentally finds himself in the printed AFR BOSS magazine
instagram.com/p/B0KQkDdgFtP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Regards,
Steve Hui
The Points Whisperer
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